Improvement in eraser attachment for pencils



GEORGE H. E1oHAEDs,.OE NEW Your., N. Y.'

'Leners Patent N Y. 100,1807 lated February 22, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN ERASER ATTACHMENT FOR PENCILS, zrc.

The Schedule referred to in thse-Letters Patent and making part ofthe same To whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. RICHARDS, of New York, in the county and State ot' New York,'hav invented acertaiu new and Improved Attachment to Pencils, Pen-Handles, and similar' articles; and I hereby declare the following-to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l represents a lead-pencil provided with my improved attachment.

Figure 2 is a vertical central section of the same'.

My invention consists of a rotating reversible head for holding rubber erasers, the same being constructed 'and adaptedtobe attached to a pencil, pen-handle, or other handle, as hereinafter stated.

In the drawings I have represented, in illustrationl of my invention, the rotating reversible head combined with a lead-peneil,

The devices employed in connection with the head for the purpose of assuring it in'position, and ot' holding it to the pencil, consist of a fer-rule or socket, a, a sleeve, b, and standard c.

rlhe fer-rule a is of tubular form, open at both ends. Its lower end is screwed or other-wise suitably fitted upon the end of the pencil, while from'its ripper' end extend the standards c, between which the head d is pivoted at f.

The head is intendedto hold rubber erasers, and is therefore made of tubular forn'r`,`having in one end au ink-eraser, g, and in the'other a pencil-eraser', .71..`

'By rotating the head upon its 'axis or pivot, either end, g or h, can be brought uppermost, and the head is then held in the required position .by means of the sleeve b, which tits upon the ferrule c, and slides up and down thereon.

The standards c are made slightly bulging, as is also the tubular head d, so that when the sleeve is moved up it will be brought in close contact with, and will tightly compressthe standards and head, thus securely holding the latter iu the proper position for use.

t is not necessary, however, that the head should A be open at both ends. Indeed, by closing one of the ends, important advantages will accrue.

Suppose, for instance, the end where the eraser g is inserted were-closed, there would be only one eraser 71., which, when in the position shown in iig. 2, would be etfect-ually protected and covered by the sleeve. By this means the rubber or other article which the head carries may beshielded and protected when not in use, thus admitting of the pencil being carried in the pocket without danger .of soiling or dir-tying the rubber tipr I Y The tubular head isalso .adapted to hold crayons and like articles.

I am aware that heretoforea pen has been swiveled t0 its holder', so that it might be reversed; but my invention is of a different nature, as it comprises a swiv eled tubular head adapted to receive rubber erasers and crayons, and arranged soas to be capable of rotating eely upon its axis, this result being dueto the mode of swivelinCr the head between standards so as to allow it to revdlve withoutl hindrance when the Asleeve is in its lowest position;-

The bead, also, is so combined with vthe sleeve that bulging sides of the head, while the rubber itselfnee u not touch the sleeve.

What I claim, therefore, and desire to secure by Letters Patentisv f An attachment to pencils, pen-handlestc., consisting of the ferrule a, sleeve b, standard c, and tubular revolving head d pivoted between said standards, said parts being constructed and arranged for joint operation, as shown and speciiied. In testimony whereof, I havev si this specification beforek two subscribingv witnesses'. Vitnesses: GEO. H RICHARDS.

0. S. GEADY, S.. BRMSTED.

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